THE WAITING IS OVER – IRAQ MUSEUM REOPENS

After six long years of waiting, the Iraq Museum finally opened its doors – some appear to believe it is not in a presentable state yet, however, the country’s Prime Minister Nouri Maliki believed oth ...

EUROPEAN TRENDS AND PROSPECTS ACCORDING TO ETC

ETC releases their quarterly report “European Tourism 2009: Trends & Prospects” The new trends for the European travel industry show both optimism and some even more worrying times ahead. ...

ICELAND’S INBOUND TOURISM GROWS

Ashley Nault -
In the aftermath of the crisis in Iceland, outbound tourism takes a huge blow; yet the amount of foreigners coming to Iceland increases thanks to a more favourable exchange rate. The tourism sector of ...

EU ECOLABEL: POPULAR IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

Bill Alen -
The green label gains popularity in a number of fields, including tourism. Most people agree with it. It forces tourist organisations to keep to certain criteria if they wish to keep the flower label. ...

DESPITE THE DROP IN DEMAND HUNGARY WILL OPEN NEW HOTELS

Tomas Haupt -
Hungarian hotel sector is hit by the economic crisis. Fewer visitors are staying at local hotels. Nevertheless, new hotels are being developed despite the bad situation in the industry. ...